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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. BYD last year sold 1.57

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China auto price war: BMW dealers offer discounts of up to $14,360 for i3

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A rare price stampede is taking place in the Chinese auto market. BMW officially made the BMW i3 available in China on March 31, 2022, when only one version, the BMW i3 eDrive35L, was offered, and only for the Chinese market. The rumors and the dealers' moves come as the Chinese auto industry is staging a rare price war.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. software developer.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. At Lincoln Lab, in order to solve problems, we had to bring physics and chemistry together with engineering,” he said during an interview in 2016. Nobel Laureate John B.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

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Pecotic, a China auto industry veteran, has had a previous stint with JAC when it briefly sold a diesel truck here a decade ago, as well as WMC (Foton) utes and MG, which is part of Chinese manufacturing giant SAIC. litre turbo-petrol engine. JAC is the latest Chinese brand to reveal extensive Aussie plans.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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While in the past consumers tended to count horsepower and cylinders in the engine, they now are focusing more on fuel consumption and CO 2 values, he said. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. We are witnessing an electro-hype.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

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Polestar and BYD were two of the new EV brands that arrived during the year and brands as diverse as Volkswagen and GWM confirmed their intention to start selling electric vehicles here in 2023. The BYD Atto 3 was my biggest surprise of 2022. Bruce Newton: BYD Atto 3. BYD Atto 3. It was also a year of EV milestones.